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Sandy Springs Fire Department seeks station rebuild, shift-schedule trial and drone/AED programs
Summary
Fire leadership proposed a $20.2 million debt placeholder for a complete rebuild of Station 1, an addition at Station 3, a six-month trial of a 48/96 shift schedule (cost about $175,000 first year) and capital requests for training, turnout gear and a drone program.
Fire Chief Andrew presented the department’s 2024 activity summary and several FY26 requests that would affect operations and capital planning. The fire department reported 12,175 total calls in 2024 — including 4,565 EMS responses and 248 fire calls — and said average citywide response time was 7 minutes, 7 seconds (February 2024 data).
Chief Andrew described capital and operational priorities: a proposed complete rebuild of Fire Station 1 and an addition to Station 3 (the manager earlier included a $20,200,000 debt placeholder in…
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